Baby-bed.



F. M. SAWYER..

BABY BED;

APPLICATION mm DEC. '8. 1914.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

WITNESSES.-

1,211.?(32; q v Application filed December 15,1914. Serial No. 877,966.7

To cllwiiom it may concern} Y Be it known thatI, a citizen. of theUnited States, residing at .KansasCity, in the county of Jackson andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaby-Beds, of

which: the following is a specifica-tion.

Thisjinvention relates. to screened baby beds and has for its object toproduce a bed of the character mentioned possessing a number,of'advantageous features of construction andjorga-nization of partshereinafter more particularly set-forth.

.7 To this .end the invention consists in cer:

tainnovel and peculiar features of construe tion and icombinationof-partsv as hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that itmaybe fully understood reference is tobahad to, the accompanying drawings,in

',Eigure 1, is a perspective view of a. screened baby bed embodying myinvention, the mattress being broken away to disclose featuresjotherwise n'ot clearly shown. Fig. 25.

2,1Is avertical transverse section of the bed. Fig. 3, is an enlargedhorizontal section FRANKLIN M. SAWYER,

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for engagement in the sockets 5 of the posts, and to secure the sideframes reliably to the posts they are providedwith pivoted catches 9 forengagement with headed pins or screws 10 secured to the posts as shownclearly.v

One of the side frames is provided for its sideis covered preferably bya single screen 12. The opposite side of the frame 7 is proframes 7,provided with dowels or pins 8 i full length with spaced rods 11 andsaid ,vided with a horizontal partition 13 extending from one end ofsaid frame to the other, the partition being located a few inches abovethe bottom of said, frame, and from the latter to the partition saidside frameis provided with vertical spaced rods 14, and a screen 15 issecured to the frame at the outer side of said rods. The openinginsaidside frame constituted by the space above the partition 13, isadapted to be closed by a skeleton 'door 16 provided with rods 17 toextend from the upper to the lower side of the door, and saiddoor isprovided ex- "teriorly with a screen 18. The door is hinged at its lowerend at 19 to the partition. bar 13 and is'provided with a pair ofthrough one; of, the corner posts orlegs and catches 20 for engagementwith keepers 21 theadjacent portions of the side and end frames of thebed. Fig. 4', is avertical section on the dotted line TV of Fig. 2, withthe mattress omitted. Figdis a fragmentaryview of a removable flooradapted 1' 65158 Supported l above the mattress.

tfram'eand to exclude flies and mosquitos from}; entering the bed attheends said frames are covered at the outer sides of the rods byscreens 4, the screens being preferably permanently secured to theframes; .45 I

In substantially the horizontal planes of the upper and lower ends ofend frames 2,

the corner posts or legs are provided at their inner sides with sockets5. One of the end pair of legs is equipped with small wheels 6, forconvenience in moving the bed about, it being understood that to move itthe opposite end will be lifted slightly so as to bring the wheels intoservice 1 Fitting between the longitudinally opposite posts of the endframes and of substantially the same height as the latter are secured tothe top rail of said side frame.

The bed is provided with a slatted bottom 22 of the type shown or of anyequivalent construction, and secured to and underlying the bottom. aresubstantially U-shaped springs 23having their lower or freeends bowedupwardly at 24: and adapted to fit snugly on the cross rods or hangers25, the hangers being provided with vertical crank arms 26, which engagethe lower rails of the side frames and thereby afford 'the propersupport for the bottom 22.

For closing the top of the bed to exclude flies and mosquitos, I providea folding hinged top, the top being of the folding type to permit thebed tobe placed fairly close to a wall without necessitating shiftingits position each time it is necessary or desirableto swing the top toclosed or open position.

The top consists of two sections 27 hinged together at 28 and equippedwith screens 29. One of the sections is provided with a handle or knob30 and is also provided with hinge members 31 for connection with hingemembers 32 secured to the top of the adjacent side frame. The top isadapted to rest upon the side and end frames and to open it, the handleor knob 30 will be pulled it so that-both sections may be swung to--upward, this action raising and moving rearward the hinged edges of thesections 27 and of course sliding the front edge of the vfront sectionalong the tops of the end frames. tical, the 'front section will fitflatly-against which constitutes the back of the bed.

For placing the child in or removing it gether to a pendent position, atthe side from the bed, it being understood of course.

that the bed is provided with a mattress 33, the door 16 will 'ibeopened, as one may handle the child with less exertion through saiddooropening than by reaching down over the top of the bed. 'Anotheradvanveniently amuse himself without necessitating attention from the:mother. The

corners of the floor are cutzaway to accommodate the corner posts sothat no openings shall be left at the margins of the floor through whichsmall toys or other objects might fall to the mattress below, from whichposition such objects could be recovered without removing the child andraising the floor. I

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced ascreened baby bed possessing features of advantage,

When the hinged section is ver-' such as the protection of the child;the conversion of the bed into a convenient and pro- .tected play yardor room, and convenience for the mother in reaching from her bed to thechilds at night through the side door opening of the babys bed.

It will also be seen-that the bed is of knock-down construction forconvenience of storage and transportation.

,It is to be understood that I reserve the right to make all changesfalling within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim A, babybed, comprising ends, sides arranged between said ends,means connecting the ends and sides to prevent independent movement inevery direction except longitudinally of the sides, fastening devicesconnecting the ends and sides against move ment longitudinally of thevsides; one of the sides having an opening and an outwardly opening doorcontrolling said open-. ing, and a suitably supported bottom for the bedarranged between the sides and occupying a horizontal plane below thelower margin of said. door opening, in com-i bination with a. movabletop,- and screens covering the ends, the top and the sides, the

screen for the side provided with the door opening consisting of twosections, one covering the door and the other the side below the door.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

- FRANKLIN M. SAWYER.

